Photos: Notable deaths in 2014

CaptionActress Luise Rainer

Ed Cronenweth / MGM / Los Angeles Times

Luise Rainer, the luminous 1930s actress who won two consecutive Oscars but whose Hollywood film career was shattered when she went toe-to-toe with Louis B. Mayer, and lost, died Dec. 30, 2014. She was 104.

Luise Rainer, the luminous 1930s actress who won two consecutive Oscars but whose Hollywood film career was shattered when she went toe-to-toe with Louis B. Mayer, and lost, died Dec. 30, 2014. She was 104. (Ed Cronenweth / MGM / Los Angeles Times)